Concord, Vermont

Concord is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,141 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH –VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

File:Grist Mill, Concord, Vt.GIF|Grist Mill on Moose River, 1906

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Concord was chartered on September 15, 1780, to Reuben Jones and others from Rockingham, Vermont. Concord was first settled by Simon Willard, a fur trader, and two other men. It gets its name from Concord, Massachusetts.

Geography

Concord is the southernmost town in Essex County. It is bordered to the west by three towns in Caledonia County: Waterford to the southwest, St. Johnsbury at the westernmost point of Concord, and Kirby to the northwest. The Essex County towns of Victory and Lunenburg are to the north and east, respectively. The southern edge of the town borders the Connecticut River, which forms the state boundary with New Hampshire. To the southeast is the town of Dalton in Coos County, New Hampshire, and to the south is the town of Littleton in Grafton County, New Hampshire. There are no crossings of the Connecticut River from Concord.

The town includes the settlement of Concord in the west, North Concord in the north, Miles Pond in the east, East Concord in the southeast, and Concord Corner in the southwest. U.S. Route 2 crosses the town from east to west, connecting Lancaster, New Hampshire, with St. Johnsbury.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.10%, is water. Much of the water surface is in the Connecticut River impoundment of Moore Reservoir. Miles Pond, in the eastern part of town, is the next largest water body, and Shadow Lake is in the southwest.

Demographics

thumb|Concord Townhall, 1877

thumb|Concord Town Offices, 2016

As of the census of 2000,